WhatsApp to bring new features for Android users

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NEW DELHI: Facebook-owned WhatsAppintroduced many new features last year in order to enhance user experience. Now, it seems that the company is set to bring some more features. The Android beta version 2.17.443 of WhatsApp brings a bunch of new features such as removal of show all contacts tab, new sticker icons, group calling and more.

According to a report by WaBetaInfo (@wabetainfo), a Twitter account that tracks changes in WhatsApp's beta builds suggests that WhatsApp will be bringing Facebook like stickers to its app. The new stickers will be available only for group chats presently. 

Earlier, the company also confirmed that it is working on the group voice calls. Now, the new beta update also hints of group video and voice calling feature in the app. Presently, the update doesn't enable the users to switch between voice and calls that suggests that the app might get the group voice and group video call option as it has stopped support to switch the voice and video calls. 

The update also shows that a new layout for the GIF button and also a new option to manage groups which enables the admin to remove or demote a person form a group. 

Last month, WhatsApp mistakenly rolled out the new feature in a beta update. WaBetaInfo revealed that the company accidentally activated the Private Reply feature which allows the users to send messages privately in group or individual chats. 

In a tweet, WABetaInfo, said, "In the new WhatsApp beta for Windows Phone 2.17.344 the private reply feature is disabled. Probably WhatsApp has wrongly enabled it in 2.17.342.